HELPTABLE Statement

Syntax:

  HELPTABLE helptable-id
  BEGIN
  helpitem-definition
      .
      .
      .
  END

The HELPTABLE statement defines the contents of a help-table resource. A help-table resource contains a help-item entry for each application window, dialog box, and message box for which help is provided.

You can provide any number of HELPTABLE statements in a resource script file, but each statement must specify a unique helptable-id value. You can also provide any number of helpitem-definition statements in the help table. These specify the application windows for which help is provided, the help subtables associated with each application window, and the extended help panels associated with each application window.

helptable-id

Specifies the resource identifier of the help table. This value must be an unsigned integer in the range of 1 through 65535, or a simple expression that evaluates to a value in these ranges. Character strings cannot be used as resource identifiers for this statement.
helpitem-definition
Specifies a HELPITEM statement. A HELPITEM statement specifies an application window and the associated help subtable and extended help panel. For details about this statement, see HELPITEM Statement.

Example

This example creates a help-table resource whose help-table identifier is 1. Each HELPITEM statement specifies an application window, a help subtable, and an extended help panel.

HELPTABLE 1BEGIN
    HELPITEM IDWIN_FILEMENU, IDSUB_FILEMENU, IDEXT_APPHLP
    HELPITEM IDWIN_EDITMENU, IDSUB_EDITMENU, IDEXT_APPHLP
END

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